Title is key!! If your title doesn't catch the reader's attention, you won't have any readers. Before you commit to a title, try to make sure it is unique for tracking purposes by first searching for it in the search engines.
When creating your author names, it is important to create your author as an expert in a certain field as opposed to a free lance writer. It you choose to write articles on different topics and categories, I suggest you use different author names for each subject.
Another question is whether or not to use your own name. There isn't really a rule. Some people do, some people don't. It's really a question on how comfortable you feel using your own name.
When creating your articles, there a few things to consider in respect to content. To avoid duplicate content, you can manually write different versions of the same article and submit them manually. Or you can use tools that will generate 100's of different articles for you and even submit them.
The author box is also an extremely useful area to use to your advantage. You will get the best results if you place two links in your author's box, one to your homepage, and the other to the page you wish the readers to go to.
Where creating the link text, it's important to use words that relate to your site. For example, instead of using the words "click here", you may want to use "internet marketing" or "dog breeds" whichever keywords that pertain to your site.
One last thing to mention is that you should not expect to get loads of traffic from article marketing if you submit just one article. The key to article marketing is to submit many articles. Perhaps try creating one article per day, or at least 3 - 4 per week until your website is established.
